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Steuben, when he came to this country
with Lafayette to organize our army,
declared that the only regularity that
ne saw was. that the short men were
put IN front and the tall men put be-
hind, and old Putnam gave him this
explanation, that Americans didn't
care about their heads; they only cared
about their legs; shelter their legs and
they would fight forever. Baron Steu-
ben attempted to organize those troops.
but lost his temper and swore al them
in three languages at the same time
Laughter. But the spirit of '76 led
to history.
We maintain our face institutions
by moral force. Our twenty thousand
soldiers scattered here and there wher-
ever they can find an Indian to shoot is
hardly respectable police force.
Laughter. The founders of this Re-
public knew that freemen are soldiers
in the disguise of citizens. Let the
tocsln OF war be sounded; let foreign
foe invade our shores; let an insur-
rectionary body arise in our midst
and million of freemen, armed 20 the
teeth, will "Rallv around the flag.
boys, rally once again" Tvocifer,
Gus applause. It is difficult for inn
migrants coming to this country to ap
preciate this fact. They pass through
the land and see no gems d'armes. no
standing armies, and rarely a police.
man. Laughter.
The true American stands forever
on duty, a soldier of the Republic in
the disguise of citizen, the custodian
of the Republics life Out of such a
citizenship comes the moral sentiment
which in Its aggregation is public opin-
ion, which is mightier than standing
armies or floating navies [Applause' /
A third attribute is the individuality
of the citizen, out of which comes the
collective man: cur national life We
have exalted the individual; the Amer
lean citizen is a republic of one,
Whether we have fifty millions. or ten
millions, or million, whatever may
be the ratio of our population, the
Government recognizes the lndividu-
allty OF the citizen as paramount. As
Cod Is the center of the universe. and
Christ the center of the church, so the
citizen is the center of this Govern
ment All its laws, al It's administra-
tions, all its soldiers in the army, all
its guns in the navy, are for the pro.
lection of the American citizen.
Wherever he wanders, whether in AT
rica, or Europe, or Asia, or Germany,
or Ireland, or Cuba, or Mexico, the
American citizen must and shall be
protected. [Applause.l 1t is difficult
tor men coming from Europe, where
men are contemplated in masses. to
realize the potency of individuality;
but it uaderlics our free institutions.
Fourthly, he is an American,
whether native-born or foreign-borp,
who accepts the bold venture of the
fathers to segregate public education
from the teachings of the church. 1t
was bold move in political science.
There is no authority under the Con
stitution of the United States, there
should be no authority in the constitu-
tion of any State, there should be no
authority in the municipality of any
part of the country, to impose religious
instruction upon the childhood of
America. You and L may tremble in
the presence of this tremendous fact,
this daring project in the science of
statecraft, bnt then you must remem
Der that, according to the organic law
OF our country, we know no class
but citizens; we know no Obligation
but protection, no duty but the well
fare of the people. In all the nations
abroad there is the ombination of sec.
ular and religious instruction. Arith.
metlc, geometry, geography, physiology
must he taught under the sanctions Of
religion. But in this country public,
education is separated from sectarian
religious teaching. We may pause in
the presence of such fact. We know
that Intelligence is almost a boundless
power. Intelligence has produced as
much evil as it has good; the greatest
monsters who have damned humanity
have been men of the highest possible
culture, and the men who in this coun-
try are sowing the seed of diseord are
men OF sublime intellects and polished
education. And therefore the founders
OF the Republic recognized the duty
OF the individual citizen to add home
instruction, instruction in the church.
instruction in the Sunday school tn
sanctify this intelligence. Whenever
they expounded constitutional law, or
spoke in behalf of tie perpe.uity Of
our institutions, they never failed to
give pre-eminence to private virtue
and public morality; nor did they hesi
tate to say that this virtue in private
life and this morality in the public So
ciety must flow out of that religion
which we esteem divine.
Those great men ventured on an
other and desperate mission, the seq
re9ation of State from Church. In the
nations of the old world these are allied,
The Gar is the head of the church.
Victoria is the head of the church.
The King of Germany is the head of
the church. The Hapsburg of Austria.
is the head of the church. But here
we have no earthly head of the church.
To the individual Christian Christ is
the head of the church. This is fun
daDlental in our Government. Here
we have "a free church in free conn.
try. Christianity had been supported
by thrones In the old world. Relio;on
had been enforced by armies and ma
vles. The great cathedrals, and what
are called the church liyings, had been
by tax imposed upon peo-
pie who did not believe the creed
taught, and did not observe the forms
Of worship practiced. In our organic
law it is stated that Conoresc sboil not